Every morning I check WhatsApp to make sure my Teta in Lebanon is still alive

Every morning I check WhatsApp to make sure my Teta in Lebanon is still alive

Sitting in Melbourne,I hesitate to share my grief for fear of people saying I’m not close enough to the situation in Lebanon to feel this grief. But the uncertainty is paralysing.

  • byAbbir Dib

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